The formation of linked perceptual classes

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-290

  Fields, Lanny ^a   Matneja, Priya ^b   Varelas, Antonios ^b   Belanich, James ^b   Fitzer, Adrienne ^b   Shamoun, Kim ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

College students; Cross class probes; Generalized equivalence classes; Intersensory perception; Keyboard responding; Linked perceptual classes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS;

EID: 0036836175     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2002.78-271     Document Type: Article

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